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president obama's pick for defense secretary faces his next big test today. the senate armed services committee will decide this afternoon on whether to advance chuck hagel's nomination. hagel sat through a bruising hearing back on janaury 31st. republicans went after him over his past statements and votes on israel, iran, iraq, and nuclear weapons. despite g-o-p criticism, the democratic-controlled committee is expected to vote in favor of him today. the entire senate could vote on his nomination either tomorrow or thursday. the vatican is dismissing reports that pope benedict the 16th's decision to step down was linked to a medical intervention to replace the battery in his pacemaker. this is the first time the vatican has mentioned a papal pacemaker which was installed years before benedict became pope. the pope blames it on old age and declining helath and the vatican says no specific ailment forced him resign already there's lots of guessing about who will succeed pope benedict when he resigns. many have suggested that the growth of catholicism in africa
president obama's pick for defense secretary faces his next big test today. the senate armed services committee will decide this afternoon on whether to advance chuck hagel's nomination. hagel sat through a bruising hearing back on janaury 31st. republicans went after him over his past statements and votes on israel, iran, iraq, and nuclear weapons. despite g-o-p criticism, the democratic-controlled committee is expected to vote in favor of him today. the entire senate could vote on his...
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president obama's an avid golfer.. and today, he teed off for a round with tiger woods. the president is on a three- day golf getaway in florida.. while first lady michelle obama and their daughters, sasha and malia, are skiing in colorado. the president and woods played together for the first time today at a club in palm city. woods is currently ranked number two in the world. yesterday, the president got some instructional tips from woods' former swing coach, butch harmon. it is a good day to be bruce willis... >> his latest action thriller ... a good day to die hard... was the number-one movie earning $25 million. it is expected to approach 40 million when presidents day weekend ticket sales are told up tomorrow. here are some of the other box office winners... introducing new febreze stick & refresh with command strips from 3m. designed to stick and eliminate odors anywhere. like this overflowing trashcan. to test it, we brought in the scott family. so what do you smell? beach house and you're looking out over the ocean. some place like, uh, hawaii in like a flower f
president obama's an avid golfer.. and today, he teed off for a round with tiger woods. the president is on a three- day golf getaway in florida.. while first lady michelle obama and their daughters, sasha and malia, are skiing in colorado. the president and woods played together for the first time today at a club in palm city. woods is currently ranked number two in the world. yesterday, the president got some instructional tips from woods' former swing coach, butch harmon. it is a good day to...
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administration has had in lots of areas other than the economy and obama is also expected to turn on america's foreign policy which is becoming increasingly hearns free thanks to modern technology like on monday this comes as they hear us administration seems to justify the practice of killing terrorist suspects including american citizens was trying some crude on human rights new a stanley cohen says these targeted assassinations are actually met. we're not at war in pakistan we're not it war in yemen we're not at war in lebanon we're not in war in somalia if you want to clear war if you want to follow international law if you want to make your case you play by the rules the fact of the matter is no matter what you call this it's murder it's assassination it's illegal we're talking about murdering civilians we're talking about attacks by drones in countries that are our allies if there were persons there that we are want that are wanted american citizens yemeni citizens pakistani citizens somali citizens for crimes here you go to the countries extradite him you charge him you bring
administration has had in lots of areas other than the economy and obama is also expected to turn on america's foreign policy which is becoming increasingly hearns free thanks to modern technology like on monday this comes as they hear us administration seems to justify the practice of killing terrorist suspects including american citizens was trying some crude on human rights new a stanley cohen says these targeted assassinations are actually met. we're not at war in pakistan we're not it war...
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president obama hits the road three cities in three days to push his agenda. >> mr. president, if you're truly worried about this issue, why aren't you working with congress that we elected to prevent it? >> reporter: luckily we'll hear more about that tonight. the republican response coming from florida senator marco rubio. >> all right. we'll be keeping on eye on all that. >>> as a reminder, msnbc will have all day coverage of the president's state of the union address beginning with "morning joe" live from washington, d.c. and our prime i'm coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. >>> many around the world are still stunned this morning by pope benedict's surprise announcement he's resigning. this hasn't happened in six centuries. it is creating shock waves even from the sky. lightning hitting st. peter's about a zilicca last night after the news broke. we have a reporter live in vatican city this morning. good morning. >> reporter: a day after the shocking announcemen by pope benedict that he'll resign, more details remerging about that decision. the vatican's own newspaper
president obama hits the road three cities in three days to push his agenda. >> mr. president, if you're truly worried about this issue, why aren't you working with congress that we elected to prevent it? >> reporter: luckily we'll hear more about that tonight. the republican response coming from florida senator marco rubio. >> all right. we'll be keeping on eye on all that. >>> as a reminder, msnbc will have all day coverage of the president's state of the union...
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first lady michelle obama was among the hundreds of people who attended the funeral service. last month she performed with their school day and during the inauguration. about a week later she took final exams and went to the park. a man jumped the fence. arrested early sunday. if they canvassed the area and tracked down witnesses. murder victims have served as the inspiration for this proposed legislation. they want to increase the penalty for felons, with a gun from two years to three. convicted of a gun crime. mia of a sentencing provision in stiff penalties. if we're going to prevent criminals from getting access to guns we need to make sure that we're >> once the crime is committed not allowing those individuals bac on the streets to become victims or perpetrators. i've seen what impact the kenaf. until such time there are things that we can do to reduce violence. the superintendent also says that when mia city press similar legislation the murder rate dropped. she has become a national symbol and face for gun victims across this country. families of zero characters. >> p
first lady michelle obama was among the hundreds of people who attended the funeral service. last month she performed with their school day and during the inauguration. about a week later she took final exams and went to the park. a man jumped the fence. arrested early sunday. if they canvassed the area and tracked down witnesses. murder victims have served as the inspiration for this proposed legislation. they want to increase the penalty for felons, with a gun from two years to three....
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obama is expected to focus on the economy. democrats and republicans say they are anxious to hear the president's plan to get more people back to work during this second term. >> the sooner we begin to address our fiscal problem, i think the sooner the economy will begin to improve. >> the president is also expected to ask congress to invest more in education, clean energy and repairing the nation's crumbling roads and bridges. he'll take his state of the union message on the road later this week with stops in asheville, north carolina, atlanta and chicago. >>> musician and gun advocate ted nugent is making the trip to d.c. for the state of the union address. he'll be the guest of steve stockman. he's been outspoken in his support for the national rifle association and his dislike of the president. he was investigated by the secret service last year after saying if president obama were re-elected, he would, quote, either be dead or in jail. stockman said he is excited to sit nugent next to him and is pretty sure he'll have a l
obama is expected to focus on the economy. democrats and republicans say they are anxious to hear the president's plan to get more people back to work during this second term. >> the sooner we begin to address our fiscal problem, i think the sooner the economy will begin to improve. >> the president is also expected to ask congress to invest more in education, clean energy and repairing the nation's crumbling roads and bridges. he'll take his state of the union message on the road...
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and obama is also expected to turn on america's foreign policy which is becoming increasingly hearns free thanks to modern technology like unmanned aircraft this comes as the last administration seems to justify the practice of killing terrorist suspects including american citizens was trying some crude on human rights new a stanley cohen says these targeted assassinations are actually met. we're not at war in pakistan we're not it war in yemen we're not at war in lebannon we're not in war in somalia if you want to clear war if you want to follow international law if you want to make your case you play by the rules the fact of the matter is no matter what you call this it's murder it's assassination it's illegal we're talking about murdering civilians we're talking about attacks by drones in countries that are our allies if there were a person is there that we are want that are wanted american citizens yemenis citizens pakistani citizens somali citizens for crimes here you go to the countries yeah extradite him you charge him you bring him to trial the united states under internation
and obama is also expected to turn on america's foreign policy which is becoming increasingly hearns free thanks to modern technology like unmanned aircraft this comes as the last administration seems to justify the practice of killing terrorist suspects including american citizens was trying some crude on human rights new a stanley cohen says these targeted assassinations are actually met. we're not at war in pakistan we're not it war in yemen we're not at war in lebannon we're not in war in...
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president obama is expected to detail his plans for reducing gun violence. nbc's tracie potts is live from washington with more. tracie, what else can we expect to hear from the president tonight? >> reporter: well, that, mara, plus immigration, another big issue where the president hopes to have some influence outside the beltway to press lawmakers to get something done. another question, the big issue is money, $85 billion in cuts what we've been calling here in washington, the sequester that kicks in in just a few weeks. the president expected to address that. the white house said he will build on the scene from his inaugural speech. progressive themes, popular themes and focus on jobs and the middle class and the economy and growth. so instead of focusing on the effect of those cuts on the pentagon, the president will talk about the effect on the middle class. things like research and headstart and push for congress to quickly make some changes to fix the debt coalition here in washington say it's not just the president and it's not just congress. they'v
president obama is expected to detail his plans for reducing gun violence. nbc's tracie potts is live from washington with more. tracie, what else can we expect to hear from the president tonight? >> reporter: well, that, mara, plus immigration, another big issue where the president hopes to have some influence outside the beltway to press lawmakers to get something done. another question, the big issue is money, $85 billion in cuts what we've been calling here in washington, the...
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obama is not protecting the country. bob woodward is not involved in policy. >> dana: that is obsurd. bob woodward is a reporter. he did reporting. what he reported on and subsequently confirmed by the white house. the question he was asking, threat set aside, does it matter who came up with the idea for sequester? he decided it was, it was integral to the story. >> bob: he said can you imagine ronald reagan say he couldn't move an aircraft carrier? who is woodward to say that. >> greg: he can. >> kimberly: he has context and history. the fact he is making a big deal suggests there is something more to it. you are fooling yourself. this is a warning. get him now or interviews or another book down the road, they will find a way and it will be insidious. that is how they do things. >> eric: do you think -- >> bob: do you think the comment that they were going to -- if they can't, the wime "washington times" did not drop the column, they would not give a press pack -- >> dana: gaherty did not say it. lanny davis himself sai
obama is not protecting the country. bob woodward is not involved in policy. >> dana: that is obsurd. bob woodward is a reporter. he did reporting. what he reported on and subsequently confirmed by the white house. the question he was asking, threat set aside, does it matter who came up with the idea for sequester? he decided it was, it was integral to the story. >> bob: he said can you imagine ronald reagan say he couldn't move an aircraft carrier? who is woodward to say that....
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president obama called the test highly provocative and said it threatens u.s. security and international peace. we have more from tokyo. good morning, lucy. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the u.n. security council is going to be holding an emergency session today on measures to deal with the north korean nuclear test. and here in japan, prime minister abe, of course, coming out strongly condemning this as a provocative act. he's called on his advisers to come up with possible unilateral sanctions that japan can't oppose. it was only two months ago that a missile was fired from north korea. it went over part of southern japan. so the concern is that this latest test moves north korea closer toward creating a nuclear weapon. hours after the underground blast was detected, north korea's government said it the result of a detonation of a miniaturized nuclear device. the test was in direct violation of the u.n. security council's orders for the north to shut down its nuclear program, and it could signal a major step forward for north korea's nuclear program.
president obama called the test highly provocative and said it threatens u.s. security and international peace. we have more from tokyo. good morning, lucy. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the u.n. security council is going to be holding an emergency session today on measures to deal with the north korean nuclear test. and here in japan, prime minister abe, of course, coming out strongly condemning this as a provocative act. he's called on his advisers to come up with possible...
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and when you make barack obama angry, he turns in to the rock-obama. >> i like it. i wouldn't mind seeing a tougher president at the state of the union tomorrow night but who's it for? us or for congress? guest spot is a white house insider who knows what goes in to framing a white house speech in to action. with us now is obama for america michael blake. michael, thank you so much for joining us. >> great being with you. >> s.e.? >> yeah. michael, we were all sort of talking about this before the show. the state of the union, is it your feeling that it's more a conversation between the president and the american people or the president and congress? steve was reminding us all that it started out for a way for president to talk to congress and since 1966, i believe, we have had an opposition response from congress so that seems to be maybe the historical interpretation but there's also reason to believe the president is speaking to the public since we have had the invent of the televisio television. what is your take? >> it is the conversation with the people. we do
and when you make barack obama angry, he turns in to the rock-obama. >> i like it. i wouldn't mind seeing a tougher president at the state of the union tomorrow night but who's it for? us or for congress? guest spot is a white house insider who knows what goes in to framing a white house speech in to action. with us now is obama for america michael blake. michael, thank you so much for joining us. >> great being with you. >> s.e.? >> yeah. michael, we were all sort of...
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. >>> michelle obama will announce the lets move -- there's a new website, let's move schools.org. encouraging schools to use creative ways to help kids get fit. like learning abcs while doing jumping jacks. >>> my must read is "time" magazine's fascinating cover story, man, superman, gunman. it's about oscar pistorius and how a culture of crime and violence against women in south africa may have played into the death of his girlfriend. it's up on our face book page at facebook/jansingco. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. do we hano.a mower? a trimmer? no. we got nothing. we just bought our first house, we're on a budget. we're not ready for spring. well let's get you ready. very nice. you see these various colors. we got workshops every saturday. yes, maybe a little bit over here. this spring, take on more lawn for less. not bad for our first sp
. >>> michelle obama will announce the lets move -- there's a new website, let's move schools.org. encouraging schools to use creative ways to help kids get fit. like learning abcs while doing jumping jacks. >>> my must read is "time" magazine's fascinating cover story, man, superman, gunman. it's about oscar pistorius and how a culture of crime and violence against women in south africa may have played into the death of his girlfriend. it's up on our face book page...
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president obama promises to pursue strong action. the u.n. council has scheduled an emergency meeting for later this morning. >>> fugitive chris dorner is on the run from los angeles. the former lapd cop has been officially charged with killing police michael crane in riverside last thursday. dorner is also suspected in two other deaths which authorities believe are revenge killings from being fired from the police force five years ago. a large "wanted" billboard featuring dorner's pictures are now up in southern cal. there's a $1 million reward for information leading to his capture. null >>> meanwhile, in chicago a manhunt has ended and two men have been charged in the shooting death of 15-year-old hadiya pendleton. 18-year-old michael ward and kenneth williams face charges of murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery. police say they open fire on hadiya and her friends in a chicago park last month just days after she performed with her school at president obama's inauguration. officials say the shooting was a tragic case of mistaken
president obama promises to pursue strong action. the u.n. council has scheduled an emergency meeting for later this morning. >>> fugitive chris dorner is on the run from los angeles. the former lapd cop has been officially charged with killing police michael crane in riverside last thursday. dorner is also suspected in two other deaths which authorities believe are revenge killings from being fired from the police force five years ago. a large "wanted" billboard featuring...
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. >>> president obama is already laying out his post presidential plans. we'll tell you what he said. >>> plus, members of the kennedy clan arrested outside the white house. details coming up next. >>> plus, the ivillage sex quiz. whose more satisfied when it comes to sex, men or women? we'll have the answer in two minutes. >>> welcome back. now to some other stories that caught our eye this morning. the pentagon will roll out medals for members of the military who contribute without action on the front lines. it's called the distinguishing warfare medals. >>> a kennedy was back at the white house but this time in handcuffs. r.f.k. jr. was there. his 18-year-old son connor and darryl hanna were also taken into custody. >>> president obama is laying out plans for life after the white house. he told the crowd in alabama he's looking forward to playing a little golf, firing and bash coug. >>> and new york mayer bloomberg wants a permanent ban on plastic containers. >>> overseas to georgia where things got heated between two politicians during a debate on live
. >>> president obama is already laying out his post presidential plans. we'll tell you what he said. >>> plus, members of the kennedy clan arrested outside the white house. details coming up next. >>> plus, the ivillage sex quiz. whose more satisfied when it comes to sex, men or women? we'll have the answer in two minutes. >>> welcome back. now to some other stories that caught our eye this morning. the pentagon will roll out medals for members of the...
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i think the leadership wants to stick it to obama, they view chuck hagel as a heretic. if a democrat had the same views as chuck hagel, which john kerry did and he only had three votes against him, but this was one of their own. they are very put out about that. >> on fox news, john mccain recall that hagel was very rough on president bush, said that the surge in iraq one was the biggest mistake since vietnam, and that is the reason republicans are down on him. >> john mccain has been shifting positions this week. he is against the filibuster but wants to delay. this thing walks like a filibuster, quacks like a filibuster. it is a filibuster. secretary of defense bill cohen, republican. secretary of defense robert gates, republican. national security adviser brent scowcroft, republican. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff colin powell, republican. all of them are for and have endorsed publicly chuck hagel. who lost benghazi? next it will be lost china, who promoted the dentist from captain to major, and joe mccarthy will find out about it. chuck hagel wasn't even in t
i think the leadership wants to stick it to obama, they view chuck hagel as a heretic. if a democrat had the same views as chuck hagel, which john kerry did and he only had three votes against him, but this was one of their own. they are very put out about that. >> on fox news, john mccain recall that hagel was very rough on president bush, said that the surge in iraq one was the biggest mistake since vietnam, and that is the reason republicans are down on him. >> john mccain has...
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>> he endorsed obama pretty much in 2008. some around benghazi, even though he had nothing to do with benghazi. there had been a band of brothers. chris: why the unity against him? >> some of the unity also has to do with republicans wanting to flex their muscle on foreign policy. they haven't had many victories in terms of a lot of foreign policy, a lot of their policies have been discreditted by what we have seen over the last years in terms of the prosecution of the war on terror. so i think that's it. but i also think obama didn't do himself any favors by picking hagel. in some ways he's the only guy that wants hagel. democrats are not that excited about having hagel there. republicans are not happy. they want to drag it out. chris: what are you hearing from your reporters? >> i think that's right. the sense is he will be confirmed but there's still more time so we don't know what could happen. something new could come out. >> absolutely. >> change. chris: i think there may be a brilliant strategy. slow it down, slow it d
>> he endorsed obama pretty much in 2008. some around benghazi, even though he had nothing to do with benghazi. there had been a band of brothers. chris: why the unity against him? >> some of the unity also has to do with republicans wanting to flex their muscle on foreign policy. they haven't had many victories in terms of a lot of foreign policy, a lot of their policies have been discreditted by what we have seen over the last years in terms of the prosecution of the war on...
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state of the union address on tuesday for the first time after his reelection obama will speak before congress and the nation to share his plan on restoring prosperity for the middle class new york based economist max wolf says the middle class in the us has been deprived of many social guarantees by the economic situation in the country. i think it's a bit pessimistic but largely accurate to call it the way i like to call it now which is the artist formerly known as the middle class so what's actually happened is a lot of what it's meant to be middle class in america has been access to affordable higher education college and university ability to retire with some security ability to own a home an ability to have health care and really all four of those pillars of the mass middle class experience that defined post world war two america are either nimble being nibbled away by economic change or in some can't take cases those legs have collapsed for tens of millions of american families their state of the union comes right after the inaugural speech the second inauguration which was ver
state of the union address on tuesday for the first time after his reelection obama will speak before congress and the nation to share his plan on restoring prosperity for the middle class new york based economist max wolf says the middle class in the us has been deprived of many social guarantees by the economic situation in the country. i think it's a bit pessimistic but largely accurate to call it the way i like to call it now which is the artist formerly known as the middle class so what's...
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obama was opposed to legalizing it. that changed before the 2012 election. >> it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> president ended don't ask don't tell and ignored enforcement of the defense of marriage act. >> the journey is not complete until the gay brothers and sisters are treated like nip else under the law. >> polls show evolution, too. there is more support at 48% for allowing gays to marry. opposition declined to 43%. for clearly 60% ten years ago. but 37 states prohibit same-sex mayo marriage. the recent, north carolina. if the supreme court upholds appeals court ruling that overturned proposition 8, some say it would mark a troubling rejection of the will of the people. california voters passed proposition 8 roughly 52-48%. >> it's basically judicial policy making. policy i agree with if they do it. but there are some things i think that ought to be left to the voters. >> supreme court arguments begin in march. decision may come in june.
obama was opposed to legalizing it. that changed before the 2012 election. >> it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> president ended don't ask don't tell and ignored enforcement of the defense of marriage act. >> the journey is not complete until the gay brothers and sisters are treated like nip else under the law. >> polls show evolution, too. there is more support at 48% for allowing gays to marry....
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president barack obama say the tests do not make north korea more secure. he called it a highly provocative act that undermines regional stability and warrants action. several countries including germany, japan, and north korea's only ally china, joined the u.s. in the opposition. south koreans called it unforgivable. >> this government have investigating nuclear tests while their people are starving. this has to stop. >> this is very regrettable and i hope the south korean government working alongside the international community will stay strong so north korea will never be able to do it again. >> analysts say the timing of this is not a coincidence. this comes just aft -- just hours before the president's state of the union address. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> if we are also learning details about the man suspected of opening fire in a delaware court house. law officials say the shooter was 68-year-old thomas. that identity has not been confirmed. christine belford was killed yesterday. more than 40 students at the university of virginia are being trea
president barack obama say the tests do not make north korea more secure. he called it a highly provocative act that undermines regional stability and warrants action. several countries including germany, japan, and north korea's only ally china, joined the u.s. in the opposition. south koreans called it unforgivable. >> this government have investigating nuclear tests while their people are starving. this has to stop. >> this is very regrettable and i hope the south korean...
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that was president obama during his state of the union address, he called for a vast expansion, laying out a second term agenda that includes more spending on public works, a cap and trade program for carbon emissions, a minimum wage increase and a federal nursery school entitlement. so does the president think he can get any of this passed or is he counting on a pelosi congress in 2014? let's ask wall street journal columnest and deputy editor dan henninger, james freeman and washington columnist kim strassel. kim, how much does the president think he can pass or is that what this is about? >> no, he knows he can't pass his agenda, very little of this would make it through the republican house. that's in fact exactly the point. the goal here, which is a repeat of what he's done for the last two years, is to put out all of these measures which are somewhat pole driven and sound generally good to the public and he pitches them as helping the economy, and then when the republicans don't pass them or take them up, he will call them obstructionist, he hopes that they'll have a few fights o
that was president obama during his state of the union address, he called for a vast expansion, laying out a second term agenda that includes more spending on public works, a cap and trade program for carbon emissions, a minimum wage increase and a federal nursery school entitlement. so does the president think he can get any of this passed or is he counting on a pelosi congress in 2014? let's ask wall street journal columnest and deputy editor dan henninger, james freeman and washington...
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with all of that going on in washington, president obama is headed out of washington, headed south to newport news, virginia, where he'll speak at the business of a shipbuilder that has ties to jobs all over the country, using this autos a back drop to make his point to the american people that the impact of these cuts could be devastating. republicans, meantime, including republican house speaker john boehner think the president should stay here, facilitate some sort of negotiation. right now nothing going on between the white house and capitol hill. nothing in front of the cameras, nothing behind the scenes to prevent these cuts on friday. richard? >> we have big egg we got on a tuesday in terms of negotiations. tracie potts, thank you so much. >>> turning to a developing story. at least 14 tourists were killed in a fiery hot air balloon crash in egypt. as the balloon approached luxor south of cairo, an on-board fire triggered an explosion in the gas canister causing it to plunge 1,000 feet into a sugarcane field below. the pilot and tourist who jumped out of the balloon survived wi
with all of that going on in washington, president obama is headed out of washington, headed south to newport news, virginia, where he'll speak at the business of a shipbuilder that has ties to jobs all over the country, using this autos a back drop to make his point to the american people that the impact of these cuts could be devastating. republicans, meantime, including republican house speaker john boehner think the president should stay here, facilitate some sort of negotiation. right now...
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. >>> president obama reacted with this statement today. he said -- on behalf of americans everywhere, michelle and i wish to extend our precious and prayers to his holyness pope benedict xiv. michelle and i warmly remember our meeting with the holy father in 2009 and i've appreciated our work together over the last four years. the church plays a critical role in the united states and the world, an i wish the best to those who will soon gather to his pope benedict xiv's successor. >>> d.c.'s catholic community is also reacting to the surprising announcement. news4's tony tull talked with the archbishop of washington and church-goers about the pope's decision to step down. >> pope benedict xiv to resign. >>> not that long ago i was in rome and the holy father made no indication at all. >> though the cardinal would not specifically comment on who may take pope benedict's place, he did mention however the impact he will leave behind. >> pope benedict xiv's legacy is his engagement of faith with the modern world. >> randy thomas was on his way
. >>> president obama reacted with this statement today. he said -- on behalf of americans everywhere, michelle and i wish to extend our precious and prayers to his holyness pope benedict xiv. michelle and i warmly remember our meeting with the holy father in 2009 and i've appreciated our work together over the last four years. the church plays a critical role in the united states and the world, an i wish the best to those who will soon gather to his pope benedict xiv's successor....
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here's my point, obama's going to turn up the heat as it gets closer to the deadline. as dana and i have been talking about, we both think the can's going to be kicking down the road anyway and as obama pushes other agenda items in the state of the union, the blame game just doesn't work outside of the capitol. i think people don't understand why congress cannot do a basic job of deciding on what to spend and what to cut. >> they're not watching that minutia is what you're saying. >> right. this is not -- they're not looking at decimal points and the broad theme is dysfunction and gridlock and therefore, i think, it's just both houses. >> we've seen a very confident president during the recent weeks, we saw the state of the union showing that confidence, that swagger as many have said. not pressing hard to deal with the sequester right now that he thinks maybe that republicans will get the blame here. is that his thought, you think? >> yeah, he's going to let them sweat it out for a little bit. and he's suggesting we move beyond this austerity. and it's time to start t
here's my point, obama's going to turn up the heat as it gets closer to the deadline. as dana and i have been talking about, we both think the can's going to be kicking down the road anyway and as obama pushes other agenda items in the state of the union, the blame game just doesn't work outside of the capitol. i think people don't understand why congress cannot do a basic job of deciding on what to spend and what to cut. >> they're not watching that minutia is what you're saying....
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. >> woodruff: fresh from addressing the nation, president obama opened a new campaign today to sell his second-term economic plan. in turn, republicans dismissed most of his ideas as the failed policies of the past. the president flew south today, going directly to voters with his ideas for creating jobs and boosting the middle class. the post state of the union tour began in asheville, north carolina, at a plant that makes heavy-duty engines. he picked up where he had left off with his message the night before. >> our job as americans is to restore that basic bargain that says if you work hard, if you're willing to meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead. ( applause ) you can get ahead. doesn't matter what you look like, doesn't matter where you come from. our middle class, when it's growing, when it's thriving, when there are ladders of opportunity for people to do a little bit better each year and make sure that their kids are doing even better than them, that's the american dream. that's what we gotta fight for. that has to be the north star that guides everything we do. >
. >> woodruff: fresh from addressing the nation, president obama opened a new campaign today to sell his second-term economic plan. in turn, republicans dismissed most of his ideas as the failed policies of the past. the president flew south today, going directly to voters with his ideas for creating jobs and boosting the middle class. the post state of the union tour began in asheville, north carolina, at a plant that makes heavy-duty engines. he picked up where he had left off with his...
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. >> reporter: house speaker boehner says the obama administration is trying to scare americans. >> i can't believe they can't find the kind of savings they need out of that department short of letting criminals go free. >> but speaker boehner says he won't put forward any legislation to avoid the cuts. he said the house already passed two bills to do that and now it's up to the senate. >> we're doing our best here to pass something. >> senate majority leader harry reid says he knows why the house isn't working on new legislation. >> the reason he's not bringing up something over there is because he can't pass it. he can't get his caucus to agree on anything. >> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says congress needs to do something. he said budget cuts should come over the next decade, but not now when they're likely to hurt the economic recovery. >> it doesn't quite match to be doing tough policies today when the real problem's a somewhat longer-term problem. >> bernanke will testify before the house financial services committee today. they're being released and their cases will g
. >> reporter: house speaker boehner says the obama administration is trying to scare americans. >> i can't believe they can't find the kind of savings they need out of that department short of letting criminals go free. >> but speaker boehner says he won't put forward any legislation to avoid the cuts. he said the house already passed two bills to do that and now it's up to the senate. >> we're doing our best here to pass something. >> senate majority leader harry...
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prison barack obama looks set to restart a key focus of his politics nuclear weapons production possibly tempting russia with a potential big money saving and find out more about that at the moment on the website plus also there. you go for sure what you'll be doing tomorrow well if not a u.s. defense giant may be able to help you you can now predict your future steps and even behavior just by collecting social network data more about that online right now. with ukraine refusing to pay gallows problems recent seven billion dollars gas bill authorities in kiev are working on enlisting western companies to explore shale gas reserves however the controversial method proposed to boost the country's coffers isn't going down well with environmentalists. as this report. it was described as the day of ukraine's energy independence when in november last year he signed a one billion dollar agreement with a spanish utility to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on the black sea coast delight quickly turned into dismay when it emerged that the man signing the deal had nothing to do with the compa
prison barack obama looks set to restart a key focus of his politics nuclear weapons production possibly tempting russia with a potential big money saving and find out more about that at the moment on the website plus also there. you go for sure what you'll be doing tomorrow well if not a u.s. defense giant may be able to help you you can now predict your future steps and even behavior just by collecting social network data more about that online right now. with ukraine refusing to pay gallows...
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>> reporter: house republicans blasted president obama for not leading the way to a compromise. they say he's more focused on rattling the public at campaign-style events than sitting down with lawmakers. rob and diana, back to you. >> thank you, karen. >>> this morning, a major split is developing within the gop over the issue of gay marriage. this morning's "new york times" reports that a group of prominent republicans has signed legal papers saying gays have a constitutional right to marry. among those republicans are former white house advisers, four former governors and two members of congress. >>> and after more than a century, the u.s. census bureau has decided to drop the word negro on its forms and surveys. starting next year, negro will no longer appear as an option for race, alongside black or african-american. the agency says many americans view the word as offensive and outdated. duh. >>> c. everett koop, the nation's most famous and influential surgeon general, has died at 96. president reagan appointed koop back in 1981. he was instrumental on changing america's v
>> reporter: house republicans blasted president obama for not leading the way to a compromise. they say he's more focused on rattling the public at campaign-style events than sitting down with lawmakers. rob and diana, back to you. >> thank you, karen. >>> this morning, a major split is developing within the gop over the issue of gay marriage. this morning's "new york times" reports that a group of prominent republicans has signed legal papers saying gays have a...
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. >> march is when president obama said he wants to see a bill from congress ready for a vote. >> the white house draft would create a new visa for illegal immigrants living in the united states. it would allow them to become permanent residents within eight years. >>> dozens of people are killed within a year says of car bombings in iraq this weekend. 37 people are reported dead. explosions tore through several shopping areas. bombers targeted a produce newmarket. the blast in pakistan killed 81 and injured about 160 others. >>> investigators found a bloody bat at the home of former oh olympian -- olympian oscar pistorious. >> reporter: south africa an runner oscar pistorious canceled races to focus on fighting murder charges. prosecutors say the 26-year-old shot his girlfriend, model reeva steenkamp. his stores is charged with premeditated murder. >> it is tragic circumstances and events that have unfolded and we can only give oscar our support at this time. >> reporter: new details are emerging about what happened inside the house. police believe reeva steenkamp slept in his same b
. >> march is when president obama said he wants to see a bill from congress ready for a vote. >> the white house draft would create a new visa for illegal immigrants living in the united states. it would allow them to become permanent residents within eight years. >>> dozens of people are killed within a year says of car bombings in iraq this weekend. 37 people are reported dead. explosions tore through several shopping areas. bombers targeted a produce newmarket. the...
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americans are prepared to tune into their president's big speech with barack obama to make his state of the union address on tuesday for the first time after his reelection a bomber will speak before congress and the nation to share his plan on restoring prosperity for the middle class based economies max wolf told me earlier that obama needs to put his promises into action to enlist people's support. i mean i think there's going to be three reasons we're going to see this focused on one the state of the union this time tomorrow night comes right after the inaugural speech the second inauguration which was very light on the economy and came in for some significant criticism from allies on usually as well as from foes of the president so he needs to address that to the economy is still the biggest issue in the united states and three the president has a very good track record in many areas and they weakest area and unfortunately for him one of the most important is in terms of delivering the goods as it were economically we are already seeing a weak economy here so it will probably be
americans are prepared to tune into their president's big speech with barack obama to make his state of the union address on tuesday for the first time after his reelection a bomber will speak before congress and the nation to share his plan on restoring prosperity for the middle class based economies max wolf told me earlier that obama needs to put his promises into action to enlist people's support. i mean i think there's going to be three reasons we're going to see this focused on one the...
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obama sitting down with robin, who, of course, is back on "gma" this week. and mrs. obama said it's not the drama in washington behind her greying husband -- >> he's a little grey. people think the grey is from his job. it's from his children. >> many dads can relate to that. the first lady with robin this morning. >>> now, to some very rare images this morning. irresistible photographer behind them. we've seen the tiny cameras used by extreme at leiths. but that's little finn right there, 14 months old. he grabs his uncle's camera for a tour of the house. there's the ceiling fan. about to take us on a tour of the living room carpet. there's the view he could provide. he focuses the camera on the true star of it all -- himself. we loved watching finn today. >>> when we come back here tonight, the great white sharks right off our coast this evening. and how you can track each of them from your home computer.err diabetes. there's a lot i had to do... watch my diet. stay active. start insulin... today, i learned there's something i don't have to do anymore. my doctor sa
obama sitting down with robin, who, of course, is back on "gma" this week. and mrs. obama said it's not the drama in washington behind her greying husband -- >> he's a little grey. people think the grey is from his job. it's from his children. >> many dads can relate to that. the first lady with robin this morning. >>> now, to some very rare images this morning. irresistible photographer behind them. we've seen the tiny cameras used by extreme at leiths. but...
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up there is nice to do to hook obama in to this. obama has nothing to do with this. military rules of retirement. >> eric: shrekively edit anything or do something wrong? aren't those his words saying we will take care of the people fighting for us overseas? >> greg: you disgust me. bob might have a point there. there is an interesting thing that nobody talks about. the left talks about waste when it comes to defense. they like big government unless it has to do with the military. if this wasn't the case the left would want the military every bit as big as social programs in america. they don't. that is weird. >> eric: imagine how much money we're wasting, tens of billions of dollars. this guy, who cares? if you win super bowl they give you money on top of salary. >> kimberly: what about the merit system. if you get up to seal team six, that takes skill and training. all of it. if it was something based on merit, why shouldn't they be paid more for the job they're doing? why not compensate. pay them what they're worth. a lot. >> dana: this is an issue that the republ
up there is nice to do to hook obama in to this. obama has nothing to do with this. military rules of retirement. >> eric: shrekively edit anything or do something wrong? aren't those his words saying we will take care of the people fighting for us overseas? >> greg: you disgust me. bob might have a point there. there is an interesting thing that nobody talks about. the left talks about waste when it comes to defense. they like big government unless it has to do with the military....
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a big announcement there by obama. a new trans-atlantic trade agreement. what will it mean for europe, do you think? >> as we heard in your report, it would probably be a significant boost to growth and jobs. people are saying up to 1.5 additional percentage points a year in a growth on both sides of the atlantic, so that this is significant boost. in fact, it would not cost anything except what it cost for all the negotiating teams to sit around the table. they might wind up doing that for quite some time. the fact is this issue has been discussed for some years now. this today was the highest level endorsement we have heard coming from president barack obama, but the fact is the devil is in the details. it has been discussed and often has got hung up on details like farm agreements, for example. the massive foreign lobbying on both sides of the atlantic would surely make things difficult. we know, for example, that the u.s. foreign lobby would like to sell its products in european markets with no limits whatsoever, which means genetically modified crops
a big announcement there by obama. a new trans-atlantic trade agreement. what will it mean for europe, do you think? >> as we heard in your report, it would probably be a significant boost to growth and jobs. people are saying up to 1.5 additional percentage points a year in a growth on both sides of the atlantic, so that this is significant boost. in fact, it would not cost anything except what it cost for all the negotiating teams to sit around the table. they might wind up doing that...
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president barack obama looks set to restart a key focus of his politics you clear weapons reduction possibly tempting russia with a potential big money saving you can find out more about that on our web site at the moment plus also there. you know for sure what you'll be doing tomorrow if not than a u.s. defense giant may be able to help you know predict your future steps and even behavior just by collecting social network data more on line. with ukraine refusing to pay russian gas giant gal's problems recent seven billion dollar gas bill authorities in kiev are working on enlisting western companies to explore its shale gas reserves however the controversial method proposed to boost the country's coffers isn't going down well with environmentalists. reports. it was described as the day of ukraine's energy independence what in november last year key have signed a one billion dollar agreement with a spanish utility to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on the black sea coast delight quickly turned into dismay when it emerged that the man signing the deal had nothing to do with the company
president barack obama looks set to restart a key focus of his politics you clear weapons reduction possibly tempting russia with a potential big money saving you can find out more about that on our web site at the moment plus also there. you know for sure what you'll be doing tomorrow if not than a u.s. defense giant may be able to help you know predict your future steps and even behavior just by collecting social network data more on line. with ukraine refusing to pay russian gas giant gal's...
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. >>> president obama pushes for gun control and immigration reform. but will any of it pass? >>> plus, mardi gras ends as lent begins. senator mark yes rubio's water shed moment lights up the twittersphere and this year us atop dog. >>> we've got two major stories this morning. president obama is telling supporters he needs their help to make the changes he proposed in his state of the union address. first, the latest from california on what may be the fiery end to the huge manhunt for accused cop killer christopher dorner. nbc's tony shin is in san bernardino with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. first of all, i want to show you something. take a look behind me. this is highway 38. there are chp officers blocking this road. they've been blocking this road for hours. we are about six miles away from that cabin where investigators found those human remains. this is where investigators say christopher dorner put up his last stand. cornered, desperate and out of options. a law enforcement source says they herd a single gunshot before the cabin went up in flam
. >>> president obama pushes for gun control and immigration reform. but will any of it pass? >>> plus, mardi gras ends as lent begins. senator mark yes rubio's water shed moment lights up the twittersphere and this year us atop dog. >>> we've got two major stories this morning. president obama is telling supporters he needs their help to make the changes he proposed in his state of the union address. first, the latest from california on what may be the fiery end to...